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Median Age at Diagnosis of Diabetes Among Adult Incident Cases Aged 18–79 Years, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 1997–2011

Year

White

Black

Hispanic

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Median Age

Std Error

Median Age

Std Error

Median Age

Std Error

Median Age

Std Error

Median Age

Std Error

Median Age

Std Error

1997

56.2

1.8

55.6

2.2

50.8

3.1

52.4

2.0

44.0

2.8

44.3

3.4

1998

55.4

1.7

53.7

1.5

50.9

2.0

47.8

1.7

45.3

2.0

48.1

1.7

1999

55.1

1.6

53.1

1.6

50.5

1.0

47.7

1.5

43.0

3.6

48.0

2.0

2000

54.4

1.3

53.4

1.1

50.9

3.0

48.0

1.4

45.5

3.2

48.6

2.3

2001

53.8

1.0

54.1

1.0

48.7

3.2

49.9

2.1

47.0

2.6

45.1

2.0

2002

54.2

0.9

54.3

0.8

47.3

2.6

51.7

1.8

48.4

2.2

47.0

2.1

2003

53.8

1.0

53.2

1.0

47.8

2.8

52.4

2.1

48.2

2.2

48.2

1.1

2004

53.7

1.1

52.3

1.1

47.1

3.1

52.8

1.5

46.7

1.6

48.5

1.2

2005

51.7

1.5

51.6

1.1

46.7

2.8

48.8

2.8

46.1

1.6

48.2

0.9

2006

52.6

1.2

50.5

1.4

46.6

2.2

49.1

2.9

46.8

1.7

47.0

1.1

2007

52.3

1.1

53.4

1.0

49.3

2.4

48.6

2.5

48.7

1.5

48.0

2.6

2008

50.8

1.4

53.4

1.1

51.3

2.8

51.5

2.1

47.0

2.3

48.9

2.5

2009

51.2

1.5

54.8

0.9

46.1

2.3

51.6

1.8

47.4

2.8

48.5

2.4

2010

52.6

1.5

55.1

1.1

46.6

1.9

51.6

1.9

45.4

2.9

48.4

1.9

2011

54.3

1.3

55.7

1.2

46.2

2.3

51.5

2.6

51.9

2.7

47.8

1.7

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.